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  1. zebedee

    unwearable jacket, ideas please?

    Sell it or return it to the manufacturer and ask if the collar can be completely replaced. Perhaps a material/knit stand-collar could be installed, but I don't think a shawl collar lends itself to much re-shaping/cutting.
  2. zebedee

    Size 40/42 Simmons Bilt Goat Hide Custom Jacket for Sale

    Gave it to a buddy
  3. zebedee

    The most ridiculous Himel yet? Freenote Collab Beck.

    I spoke too soon. I hadn't seen the collaborations. Those are some rugged dugs. Unfortunate.
  4. zebedee

    The most ridiculous Himel yet? Freenote Collab Beck.

    "...most ridiculous ... yet?' suggests that there are other ridiculous designs - I think the Canuck, for example, is great and there are several other designs that are similarly good (the Kensington, etc.).
  5. zebedee

    Simmons Bilt

    Aero's goat has a softer hand. Simmon's Bilt's goat feels thicker and has a rougher hand. SB's goat is like armour.
  7. zebedee

    UK contact for jacket restoration, knit part replacement etc... Great work by Jules Bloom!!!

    Please send details to me, cheers.
  8. zebedee

    The big thread to identify jackets worn in movies/tv series

    Bruce Willis has worn some fine jackets in a few movies. Liam Neeson and DeNiro, too.
  9. zebedee

    Aero Maxwell or Teamster?

    I had a Teamster in seal jerky that was just a bit too big. I have a work coat which is great (russet badalassi) and a Maxwell in tumbled cordovan HH. Overall, the Maxwell is my favourite for fit, length and wearability. With a cotton drill lining, no action back and sizing to 42 (I'd take a...
  10. zebedee

    I love my Aero Leather jacket except for one thing

    Oil the s**t out of the nipples.
  11. zebedee

    You can only wear one jacket for the rest of your life- do you go black or brown?

    Brown. I'd not go for black as I don't want to need to match it only with black boots, etc. Brown is more versatile.
  13. zebedee

    What are your favorite Aero designs?

    The Maxwell is a great design. The 1920's Work Coat and the 1950's Half Belt, too.
  14. zebedee

    Have you seen this rubbish?

    It's the Telegraph. It's supposed to make you wear tweeds and straw hats in the summer. Wear what you like. I wouldn't take clothing advice from the British press, even if it was on the other side.
  15. zebedee

    Do you guys wear leather jackets at home?

    No, never. Unless it's for a wjaywt pic
  16. zebedee

    Uncool, dorky things you won't be caught dead in

    Harrod's.
  17. zebedee

    Get out the goats!

    The suppleness and ease of wear would go to goat overall, I think, but as we are talking about long wear periods and jackets made to last decades it is hard to say. My full-weight HH jackets are comfortable-ish, the mid-weight ones are more comfortable, the goat one is warmest soonest.
  19. zebedee

    New jacket leather options...

    It has a drier hand and it will take a long while to develop a patina and people claim, too, that it is less water-resistant; it has few supporters here, but I reckon it's an ideal weight for daily wear, that it's 'warmer' (as is goat) and that it has a great grain. Next order, a Plainsman...
  20. zebedee

    New jacket leather options...

    One of the appeals of Vicenza - and of goat, too - is the flexibility. Their reduced bulk, at no cost to tensile strength, makes for jackets that are easier to wear. Aside from a steerhide jacket, I haven't ordered a full-weight jacket in a long time. A long jacket in a heavy hide is a lovely...
  21. zebedee

    New jacket leather options...

    The battered steer is your best move for drape. My Badalassi jacket is lovely, but is a thick hide that will take a lot of work to hang well (like Vicenza or goat do). A lot of people are less enthusiastic about Vicenza, but I am really happy with its drape, light(ish) weight and general...
  22. zebedee

    Get out the goats!

    I definitely prefer no gussets in jackets: they look ok, but they seem (to me) to be a repair waiting to happen. On the other hand, I haven't had any noticeable mobility problems in my jackets.
  23. zebedee

    Aero Blackened Brown Vicenza

    My next order will be a Plainsman in this or Seal Jerky HH.

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